
WhatsApp messages between suspended crime intelligence boss Maj-Gen Feroz Khan and controversial cigarettes boss Mohammad Sayed allegedly reveal a conspiracy to manipulate procurement processes within the South African Police Service (SAPS) for their mutual benefit, according to TimesLIVE.
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